The question is fairly self-explanatory I think.
MAUI is the evolution of Xamarin.Forms, a cross-platform UI framework.
Blazor is MS' new front-end C# framework.
MAUI Blazor, however, I'm unclear of.
I suspect it is one of the following:
- Essentially a web-view wrapper for Blazor, similar to how Electron works.
- Allows you to target MAUI apps for web (I thought you could do this anyway but I could be wrong)
- Allows you to target Blazor apps to native
So what exactly are hybrid maui/blazor apps for? What do they let you do that you couldn't do with just MAUI or just Blazor?
CodePudding user response：
It depends on which technology you want to write the UI in, and how you want the user to run your app.
| UI written in HTML / CSS | UI written in XAML | |
|---|---|---|
| Native App | Blazor MAUI | MAUI |
| Browser Website | Blazor ( Razor and regular ASP.Net) | Doesn't exist |
Essentially a web-view wrapper for Blazor, similar to how Electron works.
Is correct. You can either manually create a BlazorWebView control or use the Maui Blazor template which will scafold all that for you.
Allows you to target MAUI apps for web
Is incorrect. This doesn't let you run XAML UI in the browser.
Allows you to target Blazor apps to native
Is mostly right. You can re-use the same Blazor components and logic in your Maui Blazor application, so you can have (mostly) the same code base and user experience across the browser and native apps.